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The newly released 狼と香辛料 ボクとホロの一年 / Wolf & Spice: My Year with Horo, for the DS, seems intent on pushing the boundaries of simulation/adventure games a little (lot) further towards eroge, with a distinctly risqué “Wife Horo” best ending on offer.
A new Haruhi game is set for release on the Nintendo DS this Winter, set to follow the pattern of the Wii release in being an adventure game with extra gameplay elements suitable to the platform. The game will be published by Sega.
The release date of the recently announced and much anticpated Haruhi Wii dance game (in fact, the title is 涼宮ハルヒの激動, Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou – “The Excitement of Suzumiya Haruhi”) has been announced as the 27th of November, according to Famitsu. Some new screens are also visible in the scan below.
The new Code Geass R2 game for the Nintendo DS, コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2 盤上のギアス劇場 / Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 Banjou no Geass Gekijou, looks set to bring a certain amount of novelty to the table; whilst being an adventure game spin-off of the sort which has earned a mixed reputation, it also incorporates a board game system and relationship building, along with a variety of minigames. See the screens over at Famitsu. Set for release in early August.
The chibified character designs look appealing enough, but the minigames on offer look rather bland. Still no blockbuster Geass game yet… Odd?
Famitsu has published plenty of screens for the upcoming Haruhi Wii dance game, but the article is almost completely devoid of new information regarding the game, save a few details on how the dance system works (it’s a standard timing based system); the screens basically give all the information you need, however. It does now seem certain that only Haruhi, Nagato and Mikuru will feature in any prominence.
Looks like the inevitable stream of ToLOVEる/To Love-Ru games is getting started. The title is given as “To LOVEる - とらぶる - ワクワク！ 林間学校編”, “To Love-Ru – Wakuwaku! Outdoor School Story”. It is to be an adventure game for the Nintendo DS with 3D stylus probing action reminiscent of a certain witch fondling game. Screens and source at Famitsu. No word on just how raunchy things will get; with To Love-Ru we seem to have quite a wide range of ecchiness, but being on a Nintendo system I would wager it will be on the tamer side.
It is confirmed – the latest Haruhi game for the Wii will be a dancing game, involving timing Haruhi and company’s dancing with the Wiimote. Some details from the scans here and here: there will be a story mode advanced by skilful dancing, a free mode in which you can freely choose costumes, music and stage, and the dancing will be accomplished with three characters, so Kyon is unlikely to feature with Haruhi, Nagato and Mikuru on hand. Apparently, there will also be a version packaged with a figure.
I’m not sure what to make of this – the Haruhi dancing is charming, and undeniably popular if we are to find a rational explanation for the sales of figma Kyon, but whether this can sustain an entire game is another question. However, compared to the usual spin-off adventure games, this may be a fresh approach. Source here.
